A submission by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Secretariat of the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on REDD-plus safeguards ( French
version (694 kB) / Spanish
version (368 kB) ).

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für
International Zusammenarbeit (giz) have published a booklet on ‘Biodiversity and Livelihoods:
REDD-plus Benefits’ ( French
version (3472 kB) / Spanish
version (3541 kB) ).

A global expert workshop on biodiversity benefits of reducing emissions from deforestation and
forest degradation in developing countries (REDD), co-organized by the Secretariat of the
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the UN REDD Programme, was held in Nairobi from 20-23
September 2010. The workshop report and all presentations are now available from the
CBD website.